This Week In Hardware Security 10/24/18

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The Big Hack: How China Used A Tiny Chip To Infiltrate U.S. Companies

“The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources.”

HTC’S ‘BLOCKCHAIN PHONE’ LAUNCHES AS A WILD EXPERIMENT

“‘The first step is to empower and educate the consumer to own their own keys,” says Phil Chen, HTC’s decentralized chief officer, referring to the cryptographic keys that allow you to access your cryptocurrencies. “From there, that will help expand the blockchain ecosystem and lead to people owning their own data and digital property in the near future.’”